JAKARTA - Viral job fair video in Bekasi Regency which was colored by chaos. At least 9 people fainted and were taken to the hospital. The job fair event was held at the Convention Center President University Building, Jababeka, North Cikarang, Tuesday, May 27.
More than 25 thousand job seekers packed the job fair location to fight for 2,517 positions from 64 companies. Based on the video circulating, the atmosphere suddenly heated up when a man showed a photo for registration via a QR Code at the post.
The action of pushing and fighting hands is unavoidable. Thousands of applicants are scrambling to scan the QR and fighting for company booths. After this incident, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi announced that his party would launch a digital-based workforce recruitment system.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, said that the government would evaluate the implementation of job fair in the regions so that they would run more in an orderly manner.
The Ministry of Manpower said the number of layoffs in Indonesia in 2025 reached 26,455 cases as of Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Based on BPS data as of February 2025, the number of unemployed in Indonesia reached 7.28 million people.
The question is, what should the government do to reduce the number of unemployed in Indonesia? Will the formation of the layoffs Task Force be effective in reducing the number of layoffs in Indonesia? Check out the full information on VOI.id.
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